When the job calls for forklift operators, forklift safety training delivers the instruction your team needs to do it safely. Your employees will learn general safety, pre-operation inspections, load handling, turning radius, center of gravity, the stability triangle, refueling and recharging, and forklift maintenance.
How A Forklift Safety Training Program Works
1
Overview of the types of P.I.T.s and safe operation in the workplace
2
Understanding of pre-use inspections and refueling/recharging
3
Hands-on practice and skills assessment to verify learning
Course Agenda Includes:
- The different types of PITs
- Forklift stability
- Pre-use inspections
- Refueling and recharging
- Explanation of OSHA standard
- Recordkeeping forms
- Hands-on practice and skills testing
OSHA Regulation States
CFR 1910.178 (I)(1)(i)
The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph.
CFR 1910.178 (I)(2)(ii)
Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (lecture, discussion, video, etc.) practical training (exercises performed by the trainee), and an evaluation of the operator’s performance in the workplace.
CFR 1910.178 (I)(4)(iii)
An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator’s performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.